Coupling



Feb. 26, 1935. 'l B. PILLATSCH 1,992,589

COUPLING original Fi1ed May 51, 1932 `2 Sheets-sheet 1 liomey Feb. 26, 1935. J. B. PlLLA-rscH COUPLING Original Filed May 5l, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 provide means capable of being-.applied in thel Patented F eb. 26V, 1935 Esy ' ooUPLING John PillatschfAurora, :Il1

.- ApplicatioMay 31,1932, seriaiNn. 614,532

Renewed August 4, 19311 9 Claims." (Cl.V 285-184) My invention relates to improvementsin'couplings,. and particularlyzto couplings'for flexible hose.

eld wherebyl flexible hose couplings maybe reset quickly and easily and shipping of. the lengths of hose tothe manufacturer for resetting of the couplings is avoided. At the present time this is considered necessary, because of the difticulties entailed in installing and resetting present constructions of coupling members which are Vin many instances so great as to prompt the throwing away of lengths of hose c from which the couplings have become detached or partially severed rather than attempt to repair the same.

Itis also an importantobjectfof my invention,

to provide a-coupling capable of being readily exible hose by unskilled .perso ns in the iield and which is especially constructed to avoid pinching orcollapsing the hosing,.but which nevertheless,tenaciously gripsthe hose so as-to connect the lsame in a manner as vefficient as though the same had been installed or reset by machinery. y 3 Other objectsand advantages of my invention will .beapparent from areading of the-.following description -of the drawings, -wherein for purposes of illustration I have shown a preferred` embodiment of the invention.;

- In the drawingszv upon one end of a flexiblehose.

Figure 2 isa longitudinal vertical sectional View through Figure 1. Figure 3 is atransverse vertical through Figure 1,

line 3-3. l'figure 4. isan elevationaly View of coupling members.

Figure 5r is an elevational View of theother coupling member.

sectional View one of the one of the clamping or gripping members associated with the coupling members shown in Figure 4. v

gasket member.

Referring indetail tothe drawings, wherein like numerals-refer to like .parts throughout the same, the numeral generallydesignates an end ,l portion of a exible metal hose or similar flexible vand easily vinstalled by hand and reset upon taken approximately on the self-supporting hose, while the. numeral 6 4refers generally" to a connection klto av machine to be supplied by the hose, between which. and the An important object of Ymy inventionv is to hose is placed the coupling'generally. designated.

7 .whichsconstitutes the embodiment of my invention. l Throughcontinual flexing, the .flexible hosing or tubes soon ybecome'impaired and break at the. coupling to the machine with which the hose supplies,;so. that it becomes necessary to cut offv the damagedportion and reset the coupling on theendof the hose, an operation which is attended with considerable delay and expense, as already indicated herein., Instead of sendingA the damaged hose lengths -to the factory forthe resetting of the couplings thereon,; I have provided the readily ,installable coupling generally, designated 7-whichis composed of the female member 8 and the male vmember 9. v

. The femalemember 8, .usually referred to as the ferrule, consists of a tubular .formation having a lip onbead 10 at the hose receiving end thereof; and providedatfthe other end with the interior screwfthreaded portion l1 whose in- Ward end defmes a shoulder 12. v'I'he hose'5 is adapted `to be passed'into the ferrule up to the shoulder 12 whereit ismet by a packing ring 13 maintained 1in iluidsealing relation between the ferrule andthe end .of the hose bythe male member or coupling lbody l9 amannerito be described. In the eventthat the ferrule' 8 is desired to be exteriorly insteadof interiorly.threaded, the 'hose v end 15 .may bei passed beyond the point illustrated in Figure 2 lso as lto be engaged bytheprovidedportion of the couplingbody for 14 which bound a transverse. opening 15 formed 'through the ferrule for accommodating the vsectional clarnping ring; f section generaDydesignated 1 6 in Figuresl and 3.'.

The sectional clamping ring 16 comprises the semi-annular section V1'7 and semi-annular seotion- 18..v Each. end of each section is provided,

,Y with squared or4 other suitably formed ears 19, Figure 6 isan elevational View of the inside 19, and 20, 20 which have registrable bores. The bores in the'ears 19, v19. aresmooth, .v vl 1il e the bores' inthe ears 20, 20 are threaded. vThisarf f rangement.is madeto accommodate theclan'ip- Figure 7 is ay vertical sectional view of the in gscrewslewhich are passed'fthrough'the ears the sectional clamping ringbeing conformably weemoed... .,Setiens.atenderte@ to ien-,

5ov of `the section 1 7 andthreaded into..the section `the interior surfaces of the sections -may be provided with corrugations -22 adaptedto conform with the corrugations or other formations of the exterior of the hose so as to enable a strong and effective grip upon the hose without unduly compressing the hose.

As seen in Figure 3 the section 18 has extendy ing circumferentially beyond its ears, lugs 23 provided with curved outer faces, which lugs 23 are adapted to be seated in out out portions 24 formed in the interior of the section 17 near the ears 19 thereof. This arrangement is provided so that as the rings are placed about the hose and in the opening in thev ferrule, none of the hose will be permitted to extrude between the sections and becomepinched as the sections close relative'toeach other toward the final clamping position. By the' use of the arrangement just described the interior surfacel of: the sectional ring is practically continuous, and an equal even pressure is exertedupon all sidesof the hose simultaneously as the. clampingaction progresses under the action of thescrews 21. It willbe observed that by this means `the hose end is efliciently connected in the ferrule without having been subjected to pinching or collapsing, and sufcient of the hose is extended into the ferrule for' proper relationship of these parts.

lThe male member or coupling body 9 may comprise a conventional cylindrical -form having the exteriorly threaded portion 25 screW-'threadedly engageable with the interior; threaded portion 11 ofthe ferrule,together with a lateral annular f iiange 26 adapted for'accommodating a Wrench.v

At the inward terminal of'the screw-threaded portion 25 there `is arranged an annulus 27 'which has its radially outward surface 'rounded as in' dicated at 28 for engaging the packing 13 with a wedging action and for engaging into the mouth of the'hose'without damaging the mouth of the hose. Extending outwardlyof the wrench receiving annulus 26 thebody is provided with the usual annular groove 29 with lwhich isrotatably associatedlthe conventionall cap 30 adapt-- ed forconnecti'onwith the machine k-or the like to belsupplied bythe hose.- If desired, an enlarged chamber' Bl'may be vprovided in the male` member extendingfr'omthe annulus 28 to a point coincident with the locationmof the lwrench're- Though I have shown and described vherein 'a preferred embodiment of lthe invention, itis to be definitely understood that `I do not" desirevto 1; A coupling for -exible hose, said coupling comprising a" ferrule for receiving a hose end` therein and providedjwithopenings in its sides,

'f a'clamping member carried by the ierrule and' engageablejwith the-hose end through the openings forclampingthe hose end'in the ferrule,

and a nipplev arranged on 'another vhose end and receivable in the outward endof thezferrule so as to connect the hose endsfand a compressible ring Within the outward end of the ferrule and engaged with the hose end therein, said compressible ring being arranged to engage the compressible ring and compress the sarrie between itself and the rst hose end.

2. A coupling for flexible hose, said coupling comprising a ferrule for receiving a hose end therein and provided with openings in its sides, a clamping member carried by the ferrule and engageable with the hose end `through the openings for clamping the hose end in the ferrule,

vand a nipple arranged on another hose end and receivable in the outward end of the ferrule so as tov connect the hose ends, and a compressible ring within the outward end of the ferrule and engaged with the hose end therein, said compressible ring being arranged to engage the compressiblering and compress the same between ,itself and the first hose end, said nipple having a portion of reduced diameter for entering the ring and compressing the same outwardly.

3. A coupling for a pair of flexible hose ends,`

said coupling comprising a ferrule receiving one hose end therein and provided with openings Vin its sides, a clamping member carried by the ferrule and having portions engageable with said hose and through the said openings for clamping the hose in the ferrule,va nipple mounted on the second hose end and threadable into the outer end of the ferrule to abut the iirst hose end, the nipple having a bevelled annular portion which enters the first hose end tocompress the rst hose end between itself and the interior oi the ferrule.

4. A'coupling for a pair of exible hose ends,

vsaid coupling comprising a ferrule receiving one hose end therein and provided with openings in its sides, a clamping member carried by the ferrule and having portions engageable with said hose end through the said openings for clamping the hose in the' ferrule, a nipple mounted on the second hose end andthreadable into the `outer end of the ferrule to abut the first hose end, the.

nipple having a bevelled annular portion which enters the rst hose end'to compress the -first hose end between itself andthe interior of the ferrule, and a compressible packing ring located between said bevelled portion, the remainder of the inner end'of the nipple, and the rst hose end.

5. A coupling yfor a pair of flexible hose ends, said coupling consisting of a ferrule receiving one of the hose ends and provided with'a pair 'ofv opposed openings in itsksides, a clamping member arranged to surround the hose end, said clamping member being located in said openings in the ferrule and having portions engaging vthe ends and sides of the said openings so as to be held in position on the said hoseend and connect the hose end to the ferrule, and a nipple mounted on the second hose end and connectible within the outer endA of the ferrule.

6. A coupling lfor a `pair of Aexible hose ends,

said coupling consisting of a ferrule receiving oner of thehose ends and provided-with a pair of opl posed openings in its sides, a clamping memberarranged to surround the hose end, said clamping member being located in said openings in the ferruleand having portionsA engaging the ends and sides of the said openings so as to be held in position on the said hose end and connect the hose end to the ferrule, and a nipple mountedon lthe second hose end and connectible .within the outer end of the ferrule, said nipple having an annular reduced portion at its inner end for 'entering the rst hose end. Y l l 7. A coupling for a pair of flexible hose ends, said coupling consisting of a ferrule receiving one of the hose ends and provided with a pair of opposed openings in its sides, a clamping member arranged to surround the hose end, said clamping member being located in said openings in the ferrule and having portions engaging the ends and sides of the said openings so as to be held in position on the said hose end and connect the hose end to the ferrule, and a nipple mounted on the second hose end and connectible within the outer end of the ferrule, said nipple having an annular reduced portion at its inner end for entering the rst hose end, said annular reduced portion being bevelled and dening a shoulder on the inner end of the nipple, and a compressible packing ring on the annular bevelled portion and arranged to be compressed by entry of the nipple into the ferrule so as to engage and be compressed by and between the rst hose end, said shoulder, the interior of the ferrule and by said annular bevelled portion.

8. A coupling for a pair of flexible hose ends,

said coupling consisting of a errule receivingV one of the hose ends and provided with a pair of opposed openings in its sides, a clamping member arranged to surround the hose end, said clamping member being located in said openings in the ferrule and having portions engaging the ends and sides of the said openings so as to be held in position on the said hose end and connect the hose end to the ferrule, and a nipple mounted on the second hose end and connectible within the outer end of the ferrule, said clamping meinber comprising a pair of opposed sections.

9. A coupling for a pair of ilexible hose'ends,l

said coupling consisting of a ferrule receiving vone of the hose ends and provided with a pair of opposed openings in its sides, a clamping member arranged to surround the hose end, saidr clamping member being locatedin said openings in the ferrule and having portions engaging the ends and sides of the said openings so as to be heldA in position on the said hose end and connect the hose end to the ferrule, and a nipple mounted on the second hose end 'and connectible within the outer end of the ferrule, said clamping member comprising a pair of opposed sections, portions of the opposed sections being slidably engaged during and subsequent to their operation into clamping engagement with the first hose end. Y

' JOHN B. PILLATSCI-I. 

